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The Happy Denizen: A Christmas Mary-cle

Mary, our <a href="http://www.heraldextra.com/blogs/american-fork-citizen/the-happy-denizen-a-picture-of-pet-reverence/article_bfafeae2-0bd3-11e2-a063-001a4bcf887a.html" target="_blank">Miniature Schnauzer</a>, has had a rough few weeks. Which means we have, too. She ...

Springville girls hoops knocks off American Fork

When Utah Valley’s No. 1 and No. 2 girls basketball teams square off, it’s going to be high-caliber basketball. While both teams played well in just such a matchup Thursday night in American Fork, it was No. 2-ranked Springville that had the better performance.The Red Devils used an early ...

The School CEO: Never dismiss a child’s vibe about an adult

<em>Jeanne Whitmore is the founder and CEO of American Fork charter school Aristotle Academy and an education columnist for the American Fork Citizen.</em>This was not a good week for charter schools. One of its former principals was arrested for sexually assaulting ...

Girls’ basketball: A force to be reckoned with

<span>The American Fork Cavemen girls basketball team won Tuesday's away non-conference game against Timpview by a score of 60-31. </span>"Give it a shot. Pick your poison. Which of American Fork’s scoring threats are you going to try to stop?" asked the Salt Lake ...

Christmas concert to feature international recording artist

<span>He came from Australia with a dream to sing, and his dream came true right here in Utah, where his albums have reached No. 1 on Deseret Book's Best Selling List. I</span>nternational recording artist Paul “Cactus Jack” La Marr will join the American ...

AFHS cross-country team finishes second at Nationals

The American Fork boys cross-country team finished second at the NXN National Cross Country Championships in Portland, Ore., Saturday. It's the best-ever finish for the Cavemen, who came in eighth the last two years. Their combined time on the course was 89:53.They were edged by Arcadia, ...

New dispatch system saves time, lives

When every second counts, emergency service personnel have found a way to provide more of them.The Utah Valley Dispatch Special Service District handles calls from many of the communities in the county -- about half the county's population -- including American Fork. The district's records show ...

What the city council appointment can teach job seekers

At five minutes and 25 seconds, the interview of R. Craig Nielsen for the position of American Fork City Councilman stood as the second shortest among the eight candidates. The 50-year-old resident, a director of oncology services at Intermountain Healthcare and a marathon fanatic, ...

Citizen news from 50, 60, 70 and 80 years ago

<strong>Published Thursday, Nov. 29, 1962</strong>The Utah Power and Light Company rejected the ten-year franchise which was offered them by the American Fork City Council Monday evening. The city, for the present time will operate without a franchise, until an ...

The School CEO: Manufacturing and education

My first job was with Kimberly-Clark Corporation. You probably don't know the name of the company, but you do know the name of the products: Kleenex, Huggies, Depends, Kotex. Some of the greatest brands in consumer products history originated from a small manufacturing company that began 140 ...